SRC-CTC H.B. 1645 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 1645
77R3793 QS-DBy: Delisi (Nelson)
Education
5/10/2001
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Current law requires each undergraduate student entering an institution of
higher education who does not achieve certain scores on the Texas
Assessment of Academic Skills test, American College Test, or Scholastic
Assessment Test to take the Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) test to
assess whether the student's skill level is adequate to perform effectively
in an undergraduate degree program.  There are several exemptions from this
requirement, including students enrolled in distance learning outside the
state, deaf students, students who have graduated with a baccalaureate
degree, and students who are enrolled in a certificate program of one year
or less.   H.B. 1645 exempts a transfer student who has accumulated 60 or
more semester credit hours at an accredited out-of-state institution of
higher education authorized to award baccalaureate degrees from the TASP
test requirement. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 51.306(r), Education Code, to include a transfer
student who has accumulated 60 or more semester credit hours at an
accredited out-of-state institution of higher education authorized to award
baccalaureate degrees to the list of individuals to which this section does
not apply. 

SECTION 2.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.